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The slings and arrows of outrageous slurs — “vile ignoramus” has become my latest favorite — appear never to reach the armored, delusional, malignantly narcissistic, and unreachable Ill Trumpolini (another fave). His realm: mafia realpolitik along the lines of “your money or your wife” — or both (plus other “property”) according to Jeffrey Epstein via assorted reportage. This week, he predictably added to his ignominious reputation by offering Putin everything asked for: expanded land assets for Russia; the submission of Ukraine to Russia; the abandonment of Ukraine by NATO to Russia.

Related in the News: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/15/trump-putin-alaska-meeting-summit-news-updates | Elsewhere: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/16/ukraine-washington-zelensky-russia-trump/; https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/politics/trump-putin-summit-ukrainians.html.

Related for Background: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/toppled-mafia-president-cost-ukraine-up-to-100-billion-prosecutor-says-idUSBREA3T0KA/ | https://transparency.eu/corruption-opulence-and-decadence-in-ukraine/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_Dignity | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbas | https://conflict-backchannels.com/2022/02/24/ukraines-black-thursday/

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